Revising Resumes Save a new copy of your resume. You will have to turn in both the first draft and the revised copy.

Check each of the following items: Make sure that you have each of the following: Name, easy to read, stands out from rest of text Address: correctly written street address on one line city, state and zip code on a second line the state should be: MI Email address appropriate only if you check the email Phone number include area code don’t use parentheses with a dash

Check each of the following: Objective not a complete sentence could start To obtain a part time position To gain employment as To work as a _______ at ______

Check each of the following: Experience Include at least three different experiences Name of the business or project Job title Dates year 2010 month & year Nov. 2010 - Jan. 2011 years 2011- present season & year Fall 2012

Check each of the following: Experience Parallel structure Strong verbs to PRECISELY describe responsibilities or job duties Use proper tense: present or past Each experience matches in tense and type of words: verbs & adjectives

Check each of the following: School Name of school spelled and capitalized correctly List year (junior or senior) or graduation date Graduate May 2014 Descriptions College Preparatory Program GPA if over a 3.0 A.P. classes Other specialty classes: Accounting, CAD, Digital Photography

Check each of the following: KCTC (spell out if it will fit) Name of program & years of attendance Experience Include strong verbs to describe what you can do Make sure to use parallel structure Name special programs/knowledge bases you know Name certifications

Check each of the following: Skills, Personal Attributes, Interests Skills Only list one line Try to use parallel structure Include items that not everyone has Personal Attributes Only use one line Be honest Use parallel structure (all adjectives or all nouns) Interests Only items that go along with the job you are applying for

Check each of the following: References Ask people’s permission first Include three references Name Job title or relationship with you Place of employment Employment address Phone number (only give cell if you have permission) Email, if available

Check each of the following: Spell check Spacing between each section should match City, State should line up on the right Bold should be used consistently

Lastly Have other people proofread your resume. Ask people to look for spelling, consistent formatting, consistent usage of bold. Ask people to give better wording for experiences if they can think of it.